Password Protect Web Server Pages, Beginner HOWTO

Managing user access to a Linux web server is extremely easy and quick. Yet, I find some new administrators get frustrated by the lack of complete information.

My hope is that this brief HOWTO article gives beginner's a good look at managing access with the use of Apache overrides and .htaccess. Since my goal is to make it as easy as pie, I will cut the techno talk and get to the points.